Entertainment companies like Walt Disney, Netflix, Comcast, Warner Bros, Sony, Paramount, and Amazon announced they will cover travel expenses for employees seeking abortions in red states.
On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled out one of the most popular constitutional protections, abortion.
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— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 24, 2022
According to the information and anti-choice precedents, 13 states across the country with trigger laws, and 26 states will ban abortions by the end of next month.
Florida is one of the states attacking one of the most crucial healthcare options for women, the campus for Disney World and Universal Studios.
Disney has thousands of employees across Florida and more red states.
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The plan is already working out.
Entertainment titans prevented the situation after the court tore down the first step to overturn Roe v Wade.
According to Variety, the “United Talent Agency announced it would reimburse employees for travel expenses related to reproductive health services if not available in their state of residence,” as Samantha Bergeson reported.
Amazon was another company that reimbursed up to $4,000 to women in travel expenses for “non-life-threatening medical treatments” including abortion.
Meanwhile, Uber and Lyft “waived legal fees for drivers sued under Texas’ new law limiting access to abortions,” Bergeson published.
Update: Disney just informed employees it will indeed cover travel expenses for employees in red states that want an abortion. Big because Disney has so many people in Florida.
— Matthew Belloni (@MattBelloni) June 24, 2022
Reports assure that the same benefits will cover family planning and pregnancy-related decisions.
Information shared by Matthew Belloni mentions that the benefits will cover employees and dependents “per service.”
After the decision of tearing apart a healthcare right, as the World Health Organization describes, there are several states protecting abortion.
Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Nevada, Maryland, Maine, Illinois, Hawaii, Delaware, Connecticut, Colorado, Oregon, Vermont, New Jersey, and New Mexico, protect the right to abortion.
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that they are coming next for the rights of LGTBQ community, and contraception.
Clarence Thomas writes, in a concurring opinion, that the Supreme Court should reconsider Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell — the rulings that now protect contraception, same-sex relationships, and same-sex marriage.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 24, 2022
